Roof Lift Loft Conversion Semi Detached

Planning permission building regulations compliance as a roof lift alters the existing profile of your roof and increases the height it will require planning permission.

Roof lift loft conversion semi detached.

Hip to gable conversions. Planning permission is always required for roof lift conversions. An average hip to gable loft conversion costs roughly 55 000. A hip to gable loft conversion for a semi detached house involves making fairly major changes to the roof.

These are suitable for most types of home including terraced house loft conversions. This type of conversion is recommended for a detached properties and bungalows with large loft but insufficient standing room. For more inspiration check out this semi detached loft conversion in hampshire. As a general rule houses with a hip roof tend not to have enough internal space to be a loft conversion to be practical making a hip to gable conversion the perfect solution.

Some homeowners in detached houses will do a double hip to gable loft conversion to add space to both sides of the roof. An option for detached and semi detached homes where the roof has at least three slanting sides a single hip to gable conversion fills out one of the sides by building a vertical end wall giving you a larger amount of interior space. The simplest and cost effective loft conversion for a semi detached house is to install roof light windows without making any external alterations to your roofline. A new roof is constructed over the existing roof and the old roof is removed once the new one is watertight.